John E. Tracy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Tracy, returned home after receiving his discharge from the U.S. Air Force. Tracy spent four years in the service. He came home from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

Whew! The most talked about subject in Anderson County this week was the weather. It had been a scorcher with temperatures going to near record heights.

Sue Cole, 19, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.T. Cole, won the title of Miss Fox Creek R.E.C.C.

Billy Caldwell suffered a severe cut on his hand while using a chain saw. He was admitted to the Central Baptist Hospital.

Gov. Edward Breathitt named Lee Rucker, a farmer of the southwestern section of Anderson County, magistrate of the fifth district. Former magistrate Elbert Stinnett resigned when he moved out of the district.

If you happen to read this article with any frequency, you would know that I like to point out the cultural shifts, and what I see as challenges for society (our children) going forward.

Tim Challies said, “The gospel was not given to a world without sin, without confusion, without difficulty and persecution — that world needs no gospel. The gospel was given to a world like this one, a world marked by every kind of pain and perversity.

This world needs a gospel, and praise God, he gave us one. He gave us the gospel of his son.

The Fourth of July is almost here and you’ve likely been invited to someone’s house for a cookout.

You’re probably thinking of something to bring, but you don’t want to be that person with the tray of sliced watermelon, or the sheet cake decorated with blueberries and strawberries in a flag pattern. You want to do something different, be creative, wow them.